He scoped out the market
All the women and kids
So many distractions
Nobody noticed him
He had a jacket a size too big
A skull cap on his head
Had a couple of homemade bombs
Duct taped them to his chest
God loves that guy
God loves that guy
He followed his heart
to a co-worker's bed
he could have salvedged his marriage with kids
but he chose to leave instead
He thought it was love
but it was just a mirage
so he sits in his car
parked in a closed garage
God loves that guy
God loves that guy
Me on the other hand I can write somebody off
like the last check for a student loan
I can love when its convenient
But its not always convenient
Its not always the easy road
I want to look past the outside
To the well-meaning heart
To the good they forgot they had
Teach me to love, teach me to love
Teach me to love like that
He messed up again
Wanted to disappear
But he can't because he's easy to find
I see him in the mirror
God loves that guy
God loves that guy
so teach me to love, teach me to love
teach me to love like that
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One of the best songs I've heard in a very long time. Andy hits the heart of what it means to love as God loves: "I want to look past the outside/ to the well-meaning heart/ to the good they forgot they had." That's it! Everyone can learn from this song; I have, and I realized better what it means to love the way I should. Beautiful...
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this morning i woke up with the chorus of this song on my mind. it is one of the most powerful songs that i have heard in a long time. the fact that we consciously choose who and who not to love hit hard. regardless of how much one might get on our nerve, or how we might not understand the actions of another being, we are commanded to love them, like Christ loved them. when will be learn to love, even when it is "inconvenient" for us...
is not true love, the agape, done out of inconvenience since it is a negation of selfishness...
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